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FORM 20-F Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C.V.

FORM 20-F Grupo Casa Saba, S.A.B. de C.V.

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Table of Contents<br />

We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operation, financial condition and the<br />

<strong>de</strong>velopment of the industries in which we operate may differ materially from those ma<strong>de</strong> in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Therefore, these forward-looking<br />

statements are qualified by reference to the cautionary statements set forth in this annual report.<br />

following:<br />

The risks and uncertainties involved in the forward-looking statements are <strong>de</strong>tailed from time to time in reports we file with the SEC and inclu<strong>de</strong>, among others, the<br />

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International, national and local general economic, financial and market conditions, inflation and interest rate movements;<br />

The overall size and growth of the Mexican, Brazilian, and Chilean pharmaceutical markets;<br />

The level of competition among distributors, suppliers and sellers of pharmaceuticals;<br />

Fluctuations and difficulty in forecasting operating results;<br />

Our ability to integrate acquisitions and expansion into new markets;<br />

Our ability to operate our retail pharmacy business efficiently;<br />

Depen<strong>de</strong>nce on suppliers and clients;<br />

General risks associated with doing business in Mexico, Brazil, and Chile including political and economic instability and changes in government regulations;<br />

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Other factors referenced in this annual report.<br />

The risks summarized above are not exhaustive. Other sections of this annual report may inclu<strong>de</strong> additional factors that could adversely impact our business and<br />

financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our<br />

management to predict all of these risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all of these risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may<br />

cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors and analysts should not place undue<br />

reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Accordingly, when consi<strong>de</strong>ring forward-looking statements, investors and analysts should bear in mind the<br />

factors <strong>de</strong>scribed in “Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors” and other cautionary statements appearing in “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and elsewhere in<br />

this annual report.<br />

The predictive and forward-looking statements in this annual report may never materialize and are ma<strong>de</strong> un<strong>de</strong>r the SEC’s safe harbor disclosure. Forward-looking<br />

statements speak only as of the date they are ma<strong>de</strong> and we do not un<strong>de</strong>rtake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future <strong>de</strong>velopments.<br />

PART I<br />

Item 1.<br />

I<strong>de</strong>ntity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers<br />

Not applicable.<br />

Item 2.<br />

Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable<br />

Not applicable.<br />

Item 3.<br />

Key Information<br />

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